1968 VFL Round 4: Geelong v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 4 May 1968 between Geelong and Collingwood during round 4 of the 1968 VFL season. Geelong hosted Collingwood at Kardinia Park. Bill Goggin captained the hosts. In the absence of Des Tuddenham, vice-captain Terry Waters captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by John O'Neill and the visitors were coached by Bob Rose.

Geelong
B. Goggin (capt.), G. Ainsworth, G. Andrews, J. Davies, T. Farman, K. Gladman, R. Hosking, G. Hynes, D. Marshall, C. Mitchell, K. Newland, S. Newman, B. Primmer, G. Rosenow, B. Ryan, J. Scarlett, J. Sharrock, P. Stevens, D. Wade, P. Walker

Collingwood
T. Waters (capt.), L. Adamson, T. Alexander, P. Boyne, C. Britt, R. Dunne, B. Farmer, J. Green, E. Hug, G. Jenkin, D. Le Gassick, D. O'Callaghan, P. Patterson, M. Pitt, T. Potter, W. Richardson, L. Thompson, C. Tully, G. Wallis, R. Watt

Geelong (6.10.46) defeated Collingwood (4.13.37).

Goalkickers
Geelong: D. Wade (4), K. Newland, J. Sharrock
Collingwood: T. Alexander, B. Farmer, L. Thompson, R. Watt

As a result of this match, Geelong remained 3rd on the ladder and Collingwood remained 12th on the ladder by the end of the round.

Match Details

Season: 1968 VFL Season
Round: Round 4
Teams: Geelong v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 4 May 1968
Time: 2:20 PM
Venue: Kardinia Park
Attendance: 19,144

Match Results

Outcome: Geelong def. Collingwood
Score: 6.10.46 - 4.13.37

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Geelong 2 . 3 3 . 7 4 . 9 6 . 10 6 . 10 (46)
Collingwood 1 . 2 2 . 6 3 . 9 4 . 13 4 . 13 (37)
Margin GEEL by 7 GEEL by 7 GEEL by 6 GEEL by 9 GEEL by 9
Duration

Honour Roll

Coaches: John O'Neill (Geelong), Bob Rose (Collingwood)
Captains: Bill Goggin (Geelong), Terry Waters (Collingwood)

Match Umpires

Field Umpire: D. Jolley

Player Statistics

Geelong

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
25 Ainsworth, Geoff ? ? 0 0 12 9 3 1 0 0 1
6 Andrews, Gareth ? ? 0 1 15 13 2 8 0 0 2
19 Davies, John ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Farman, Terry ? ? 0 0 11 10 1 1 0 0 3
18 Gladman, Ken ? ? 0 0 19 17 2 2 0 6 2
35 Goggin, Bill (c) ? ? 0 1 42 38 4 2 0 4 0
11 Hosking, Ron ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 2 0 4 1
12 Hynes, Gordon ? ? 0 0 12 11 1 1 0 1 1
2 Marshall, Denis ? ? 0 0 26 26 0 10 0 4 2
8 Mitchell, Chris ? ? 0 0 9 8 1 3 9 0 3
3 Newland, Ken ? ? 1 2 20 14 6 2 1 2 2
17 Newman, Sam ? ? 0 0 30 21 9 12 13 3 6
7 Primmer, Barry ? ? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Rosenow, Geoff ? ? 0 0 16 16 0 6 0 3 2
26 Ryan, Bill ? ? 0 0 20 17 3 6 3 2 1
30 Scarlett, John ? ? 0 0 16 8 8 2 0 3 2
10 Sharrock, John ? ? 1 2 16 16 0 5 0 3 1
4 Stevens, Phil ? ? 0 0 18 14 4 5 1 3 0
23 Wade, Doug ? ? 4 4 13 13 0 6 0 2 2
34 Walker, Peter ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 1 0 1 2
Rushed 0
Total (20 players) 6 10 330 281 49 75 27 41 33

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH DI KI HB MK HO FF FA
33 Adamson, Lee ? ? 0 0 15 11 4 6 0 2 2
30 Alexander, Terry ? ? 1 0 8 8 0 5 2 2 3
8 Boyne, Peter ? ? 0 0 9 9 0 1 0 0 0
27 Britt, Con ? ? 0 2 14 14 0 7 0 2 1
12 Dunne, Ross ? ? 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 3 3
11 Farmer, Bob ? ? 1 0 13 11 2 3 0 2 3
25 Green, Jack ? ? 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1
7 Hug, Ernie ? ? 0 0 21 21 0 2 2 1 3
14 Jenkin, Graeme ? ? 0 0 11 8 3 3 16 2 0
34 Le Gassick, Dennis ? ? 0 2 8 6 2 1 0 2 1
29 O'Callaghan, Denis ? ? 0 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0
17 Patterson, Peter ? ? 0 0 27 21 6 8 0 1 4
37 Pitt, Max ? ? 0 0 19 14 5 9 0 0 1
15 Potter, Ted ? ? 0 0 11 11 0 2 0 3 0
3 Richardson, Wayne ? ? 0 2 17 17 0 4 0 2 1
28 Thompson, Len ? ? 1 1 14 11 3 3 14 5 6
9 Tully, Colin ? ? 0 4 16 13 3 2 1 1 4
32 Wallis, Gary ? ? 0 0 13 11 2 2 0 0 3
2 Waters, Terry (ac) ? ? 0 0 23 20 3 10 2 3 4
23 Watt, Ricky ? ? 1 1 12 10 2 2 0 2 1
Rushed 1
Total (20 players) 4 13 267 231 36 71 37 33 41

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s